因
囙HSK 6freq #679
Meanings
CC-CEDICT
- 1.old variant of 因[yīn]
- 1.cause
- 2.reason
- 3.because
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Wiktionary
- 1.to follow (e.g. a tradition)
- 2.to take advantage; to make use of a situation
- 3.conveniently; in passing; expediently
- 4.thus; in such way; therefore; accordingly
- 5.through; via
- 6.to multiply
- 7.depending on; according to; based on; contingent upon
- 8.to estimate
- 9.reason; cause
- 10.because; since
- 11.due to; because of
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Etymology
Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 囗 (“sheet”) + 大 (“person”) – man on a mattress. Original form of 裀 (OC *qin, “mat; layered garment”) or 茵 (OC *qin, “mattress; cushion”). Alternatively, possibly an ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意) of a man wearing clothing.
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Components
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Example sentences
種什麼因得什麼果。
You reap what you sow.
這人因謀殺被通緝。
The man is wanted for murder.
那是因為妳是女生。
That's because you're a girl.
他因酒後駕駛而被捕。
He was arrested for drunken driving.
他因我喝酒而訓斥我。
He gave me a lecture on drinking.
湯姆在家因為他病了。
Tom stayed at home because he's sick.
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